Held at Pyrford Lock, the sponsored fish raised between £4,500 and £5,000. All the anglers were sponsored to participate in the ‘fish-a-thon’ and generous passers-by donated £160 to the cause. The money will go towards buying televisions, videos and computers for the children at Royal Marsden. The most successful fisherman of the 32 taking part was Jim Findlay who caught 54 fish and the junior winner was Corrina Johnson, 13, who hooked 29 fish. All the fish were returned to the lock. In total 389 fish were caught, from a tiny gudgen to a 2lb breen and one unlucky youngster lost his rod to a pike. BVAS would like to thank all the businesses in Byfleet and West Byfleet who donated raffle prizes, which helped to raise £1,150 at Byfleet Village Hall. The top prizes among the 62 on offer included a digital camera worth £230 and a Lada hatchback car worth £700. A barbecue raised another £165.